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Prospective evaluation of detoxification pathways as markers of cutaneous adverse reactions to sulphonamides in AIDS.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Dec 2000
Wolkenstein P, Loriot M A, Aractingi S, Cabelguenne A, Beaune P, Chosidow O
Abstract excerpt
The use of sulphonamides is complicated by a high rate of cutaneous reactions in AIDS. Metabolic risk factors have been suspected for these reactions. We conducted a prospective study to evaluate whether glutathione S-transferase M1 null genotype, glutathione deficiency and acetylator status as risk factors. To explain the high frequency of slow acetylator phenotype in AIDS patients, we compared...
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